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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage
Rice, Race, and Growing up Hafu
“I thought they said there would be rice,” my brother whispered to me, eyeing the bowls…

Amelia Ino • Aug. 23, 2023

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Colorado Denver identity Japan racially mixed people United States
Colorado Denver identity Japan racially mixed people United States
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Canadian Nikkei Artist
40 Years of Toronto Taiko with Kiyoshi Nagata — Part 2
  Read Part 1 >> Another career highlight came in 2005 when the group had two tours in…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Jan. 12, 2023

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British Columbia Canada drum Ghosts in the Forest (project) Kiyoshi Nagata Lemon Creek Nagata Shachu (musical group) New Denver Ontario taiko Taiko: Music of the Strong (film) Toronto World War II World War II camps
British Columbia Canada drum Ghosts in the Forest (project) Kiyoshi Nagata Lemon Creek Nagata Shachu (musical group) New Denver Ontario taiko Taiko: Music of the Strong (film) Toronto World War II World War II camps
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Canadian Nikkei Artist
A Nisei and Yonsei: The Power of Art & Isshoni - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Life After Internment in Edmonton “At age 14, I had no ambitions but o…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Aug. 24, 2022

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arts British Columbia Bryce Kanbara Canada communities culture exhibitions festivals graphic arts Henry Shimizu Japanese Canadians New Denver painting Powell Street Festival Samantha Kuniko Marsh Vancouver (B.C.) World War II
arts British Columbia Bryce Kanbara Canada communities culture exhibitions festivals graphic arts Henry Shimizu Japanese Canadians New Denver painting Powell Street Festival Samantha Kuniko Marsh Vancouver (B.C.) World War II
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Canadian Nikkei Artist
A Nisei and Yonsei: The Power of Art & Isshoni - Part 1
The paintings of Dr. Henry Shimizu, retired Edmonton Nisei plastic surgeon, were presented in a s…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Aug. 23, 2022

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arts British Columbia Bryce Kanbara Canada exhibitions graphic arts Henry Shimizu Japanese Canadians New Denver painting Samantha Kuniko Marsh World War II
arts British Columbia Bryce Kanbara Canada exhibitions graphic arts Henry Shimizu Japanese Canadians New Denver painting Samantha Kuniko Marsh World War II
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Exploring the Sprawling and Complex History of Japanese Canadian Gardens
CALGARY — Growing up, filmmaker Guillaume Carlier would visit a cabin on Trout Lake in Britis…

Kelly Fleck • March 16, 2021

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agriculture Alberta Borrowed from Nature (film) British Columbia Canada gardening gardens Guillaume Carlier Heiwa Teien Peace Garden Japanese Canadians Japanese gardens Lethbridge New Denver Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre Nitobe Garden Roy Tomomichi Sumi University of British Columbia Vancouver (B.C.)
agriculture Alberta Borrowed from Nature (film) British Columbia Canada gardening gardens Guillaume Carlier Heiwa Teien Peace Garden Japanese Canadians Japanese gardens Lethbridge New Denver Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre Nitobe Garden Roy Tomomichi Sumi University of British Columbia Vancouver (B.C.)
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Portals to the Living Past: World War II/Resettlement Era in Japanese American Denver - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Portal 8: Minoru Yasui Plaza – 333 W. Colfax Avenue, Denver CO Origina…

Arthur A. Hansen • May 24, 2018

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Colorado Denver Japanese Americans resettlements United States World War II
Colorado Denver Japanese Americans resettlements United States World War II
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Portals to the Living Past: World War II/Resettlement Era in Japanese American Denver - Part 1
Historical Context: At the time of Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, of t…

Arthur A. Hansen • May 23, 2018

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Colorado Denver Japanese Americans resettlements United States World War II
Colorado Denver Japanese Americans resettlements United States World War II
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A Japanese Canadian Child-Exile: The Life History of Basil Izumi
Part 4: Uprooting and Internment
Read Part 3 >> Basil had just graduated from kindergarten when the uprooting and internment …

Stan Kirk • May 15, 2018

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Bay Farm camp British Columbia Canada Canadian internment camps Harris Ranch camp Lemon Creek Nelson Ranch internment camp New Denver Slocan City internment camp Slocan Extension internment camps World War II World War II camps
Bay Farm camp British Columbia Canada Canadian internment camps Harris Ranch camp Lemon Creek Nelson Ranch internment camp New Denver Slocan City internment camp Slocan Extension internment camps World War II World War II camps
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Nikkei View
Rock and Roll and Ramen: Lessons in Appropriation vs Appreciation
My friends (and anyone who follows my social media “food porn” photos) know that I&rsqu…

Gil Asakawa • April 27, 2018

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appreciation Colorado cultural appropriation cultural fusion Denver food Japanese food music noodles ramen restaurants United States
appreciation Colorado cultural appropriation cultural fusion Denver food Japanese food music noodles ramen restaurants United States
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Tessaku
George Shimizu - Part 2
Read part 1 How did you and your wife meet?  It’s a long story. Do you want to hear it…

Emiko Tsuchida • Dec. 7, 2017

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California Camp Savage Colorado Denver generations Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Japan Japanese Americans Kibei Los Angeles Mindanao Minnesota Nisei Philippines Pomona temporary detention center temporary detention centers United States United States Army World War II camps Wyoming
California Camp Savage Colorado Denver generations Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Japan Japanese Americans Kibei Los Angeles Mindanao Minnesota Nisei Philippines Pomona temporary detention center temporary detention centers United States United States Army World War II camps Wyoming
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